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The noble family Gall von Gallenstein, sometimes referred to as Gall zu Gallenstein, von Gallenstein, and nowadays sometimes simply Gallenstein was a royal house and is best known for their castle of the same name. Originally nobles from Alsace-Lorraine, the family owned castles in the Habsburg Empire.
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The Gall von Gallensteins owned Burgruine Gallenstein in Styria for a long time, as well as Brežice Castle in Slovenia (both castles then part of the Habsburg-Austrian Empire) with perhaps the most notable Gallenstein owner of Brežice Castle being Franc Gall von Gallenstein. They also owned Finkenegg Castle briefly and Asparn Castle, the most notable of Asparn was Freiherr Bernhard Leo Gall von Gallenstein.[1]
The mother of Sigismund von Schrattenbach, Archbishop of Salzburg, was Maria Theresa, widowed baroness Gall von Gallenstein.
The mother of Johann Weikhard von Auersperg, an Austrian minister and Prince of Auersperg, was Sidonia Gall von Gallenstein.
By one branch, Afra Gall von Gallenstein is Philippe of Belgium's and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg's 12-Great Grandmother.[2]
By another, Afra Gall von Gallenstein is also is His Royal Highness Charles's 12-Great Grandmother, Harald V of Norway, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Constantine II of the Hellenes, and Margrethe II of Denmark's 11-Great Grandmother, and Beatrix of the Netherlands and Juan Carlos of Spain's 10-Great Grandmother, as well as Manuel II of Portugal and Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire's 9-Great Grandmother.[3]
The current president of the National Wood Carvers Association is Edward Gallenstein, who has served as president for 40 years.
Gallenstein could come from various sources; since the family originally came from France, the most likely meanining is Gall is derived from Gaul (as in Gallic), the Latin word for what is now France. Another possibility is it may be a habitational or topographic name from a minor or lost place so named, either from the family name Galle, which derived from the personal name Gallus (Latin for ‘rooster’) or from galle ‘wet, damaged spot (in a field)’ + Stein. [4]
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